Fire in Mumbai high-rise: Blaze doused after 5 hours

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AMN / Mumbai

A major fire that broke out at Beaumonde Towers in Mumbai’s Prabhadevi on Wednesday afternoon has been doused after five hours, officials from the fire department said.

More than 90 residents were evacuated and no injuries have been reported.  The blaze reportedly broke out on the 33rd floor of the B-wing of the building.

The fire, which broke out around 2.15 pm was initially categorised as a level-II blaze but was soon reclassified to a level-III.

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who also lives in the same building on the 26th floor, tweeted that she was safe and expressed her prayers for the well-being of the firefighters.

 

According to BMC Disaster Control, the fire erupted around 2.10 p.m. on the two uppermost floors 32 and 33 of the building, and thick black clouds of smoke were soon billowing out.

Later, after nearly three hours, the flames started spreading on to the lower floors creating panic among the flat owners who include several celebrities including from the business and glamour world.

More than two dozen fire-tenders, including sophisticated lifts and cranes, have been deployed to fight the blaze. There were no reports of casualties so far.